The apprehension, in Indianapolis, came a day after The Star Press reported the Muncie man had been charged with 16 counts of cruelty to an animal, and the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office issued a public appeal for information on his whereabouts.

Joe Krupa, Delaware County Sheriff Ray Dudley’s public information officer, said early Wednesday evening that the 45-year-old Sloss had been captured by sheriff’s Capt. George Sheridan.

Sloss was to be taken to the Delaware County jail. The 16 charges against him are Class A misdemeanors, each carrying a maximum one-year jail term.

Sheridan, a former sheriff, works closely with U.S. marshals in searching for defendants in criminal cases.

Deputies had been looking for Sloss – owner of Pitts Bar-B-Cue on North Walnut Street – since March 31, when 10 dogs were removed from his property in the 1700 block of East Delaware County Road 800-S.

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A dog that was found in a pen full of feces barks on a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road where animal control officers rescued 10 and recovered the remains of six other dogs. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Police and animal control feed dogs while waiting for additional transport at a home in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

A female dog and puppy, along with eight other dogs, were taken from a home in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

A dog bites an animal control officer's leash while the officer attempts to remove the animal from its kennel in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers unchain a dog from a lawnmower before removing the animal from a home in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

A female dog and puppy, along with eight other dogs, were taken from a home in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

A female dog and puppy, along with eight other dogs, were taken from a home in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Police and animal control feed dogs while waiting for additional transport at a home in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Police and animal control feed dogs while waiting for additional transport at a home in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press, Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl

Animal control officers removed 10 dogs and the remains of six dogs from a property in the 10310 block of East County Line Road Thursday afternoon following a phone call regarding one of the dogs being chained in a flooded section of yard. Jordan Kartholl

Phil Peckinpaugh, Muncie Animal Shelter director, said the beagles and cane corso mastiffs were either living in standing water or on piles of their own feces, and did not have access to food or fresh water.

Six other dogs, all beagles, were found dead on the property. An autopsy on one showed that it had starved to death, Peckinpaugh said.

Sloss’ legal problems are not limited to the animal cruelty allegations.

The Muncie man was convicted of non-support of a dependent child, a Class C felony, in January 2014, and was placed on probation for four years. At the time, he owed $35,087.61 in delinquent child support payments.

Eight months after his sentencing hearing, Sloss was accused of violating the terms of his probation in that case.

Delaware Circuit Court 1 Judge Marianne Vorhees in March 2015 issued a warrant for the Muncie man’s arrest – still active on Wednesday – after he failed to show up for related hearings.